New ONU students made themselves at home during Ace Day activities on August 24, providing community service all over the village--including at the Ada EMS and Fire Departments. PHOTO provided by ONU Facebook.
The visiting Ada High School girls soccer team rallied from a two-goal deficit to defeat Fort Jennings 4-2 in a non-league match on August 22.
The Bulldogs scored three second-half goals to help overcome an early 2-0 hole. Freshman Rose Baxter netted all three Ada goals after intermission to spearhead the rally.
“It is not often that a freshman off the bench gets a hat trick in a game,” said Ada head coach Doug Dewese.
The Bulldog girls improved to 3-0 with the comeback win. The Musketeer girls dropped to 0-2 with the defeat.
Playing at home, the Ada High School boys soccer team lost to Bath 1-0 in a defensive battle on August 22 at War Memorial Stadium.
The Bulldogs fell to 2-1 after suffering their first loss. Bath improved to 1-0-1 with the shutout win.
Bath’s Peyton Liles scored in the opening minutes off a corner kick by Oscar Webb, and the Wildcats’ tough defense made it stand up the rest of the way.
“I have to give credit to Bath for finishing their corner kick,” said Bulldog head coach Aaron Acheson.
The program Boom! Goes the Marsh: The 90th Anniversary of the Onion Pickers Strike, 1934-2024 will be presented by historian Chase W. Fleece on Sunday, August 25 at 6:00 p.m. in the USV Auditeria ,510 Courtright St. McGuffey, Ohio.
This event is sponsored by the McGuffey Memories Historical Society and Hardin County Historical Museums.
McGUFFEY __ The visiting Ada High School football team rallied to score 15 second half points and avoid an upset bid by Upper Scioto Valley in the 2024 season opener on August 23, by a score of 15-14.
Senior quarterback Levi Green converted a clutch 45-yard touchdown run in the final 90 seconds to tie the contest. Ada took the lead for good on Andrew Allen’s critical extra point kick, then clinched the game with an interception.
The Bulldogs start out 1-0 after beating the Rams for a second year in a row in the non-league rivalry lidlifter. Hard-luck USV opens 0-1.
“We are proud of our kids and how they kept fighting,” said Ada head coach Toby Smith. “USV is a good football team, and is well-coached. We feel very fortunate to come away with a win.”
